Shikhar Dhawan

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Shikhar Dhawan is an Indian cricketer. Being a left-handed opening batsman and occasional captain of the India national cricket team, he captains Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League and plays for Delhi in first-class cricket.

Born	05 December 1985, Delhi
Profession	Cricketer
Height	5 ft 11 inch (180 cm)
Father	Mahendra Pal Dhawan
Mother	Sunaina Dhawan
Spouse	Ayesha Mukherjee (m. 2012 – 2021)
Children	Zoravar, Rhea (Step Daughter), Aliyah (Step Daughter)
Siblings	Shreshta Dhawan

Bio

Shikhar Dhawan was born on 05 December 1985 in Delhi,India. His age is around 37 years (2022).

Family

Shikhar Dhawan was born to Mahendra Pal Dhawan and Sunaina Dhawan in a Punjabi Family. He also have a sister Shreshta Dhawan.

Shikhar Dhawan married to Ayesha Mukherjee in October 2012 who is a Melbourne – Based former Kickboxer, who was born in India but lives in Australia.

Shikhar Dhawan and Ayesha Mukharjee has 3 children from which two daughtersRhea and Aliyah are from the first husband of the of Ayesha Mukherjee. Zoravar is the first born of Shikhar Dhawan.

Shikhar Dhawan and his wife Aesha Mukherji have parted ways after eight years of marriage. Mukherji announced the separation in a post on Instagram – “Being divorced once before already, felt like I had more at stake the second time round.

Education

Shikhar completed his schooling at St. Mark’s Senior Secondary Public School in Meera Bagh, Delhi.

Career

In the earlier days of his career at the age of 12, Dhawan trained at Sonnet Club under the guidance of coach Tarak Sinha, who has trained 12 international cricketers. Dhawan was a wicket-keeper when he first joined the club.

Shikhar Dhawan shot to fame after an unprecedented run in the 2004 U-19 World Cup, where he scored 505 runs garnished with 3 hundreds.

It is interesting that Dhawan played for India Masters even before he had played for India. In a Tsunami Relief Tournament in Abu Dhabi in May 2005, Dhawan played alongside numerous ex-India players against Pakistan Masters and Sri Lanka Masters. He got blobs in both games, dismissed by Lasith Malinga and Abdul Razzaq.

Country	India
Test Debut	14 March 2013 v Australia
ODI Debut	20 October 2010 v Australia
T20I Debut	4 June 2011 v West Indies
Jersey No.	42 (formerly 25, 16)
IPL	2008 : Delhi Daredevils 2009–2010: Mumbai Indians 2011–2012: Deccan Chargers 2013–2018: Sunrisers Hyderabad 2019–2021: Delhi Capitals 2022–present: Punjab Kings

IPL

Dhawan has been one of the consistent performers in the IPL and was a part of different teams years over years.

He started his career in IPL with Delhi Daredevils which later called as Delhi Capitals.

Shikhar Dhawan (6) — Shikhar Dhawan with Virat Kohli

Format	Test	ODI	T20I	IPL
Matches	34	162	68	206
Runs Scored	2,315	6,744	1759	6244
Batting Average	40.61	45.26	27.92	32.76
100s	7	17	0	2
50s	5	39	11	47
Highest Score	190	143	92	106

Net Worth

According to various online resources the net worth of Shikhar Dhawan is estimated around $14 million dollars which is 115 crores in Indian Currency.

Cricket

As we all know, Dhawan is a one of the highest paid cricketer in India at the current times. He also captains for India ocassionally. Match Fees are also one of the sources of Income of Shikhar.

Apart from BCCI match fees, Dhawan is also playing for Punjab Kings in IPL as a Captain. Since many years in IPL, Dhawan also getting an IPL contract every year, from which 8.25 Crores is the current salary of Dhawan for playing from Punjab Kings.

Social Media and Advertisements

Shikhar has also a good amount of social media following by which he makes decent amount of money. He had also done many TV commercials for Brands till now.

Shikhar Dhawan (2) — Shikhar Dhawan Net Worth

Net Worth	$14 Million
Net Worth In Indian Rupees	115 Crore INR
Monthly Income And Salary	80 Lakhs +
Yearly Income	10 Crore +
Income Source	Cricket, Advertisement

Social Media of Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan has also a huge amount of Fan following over his social media platforms. He has total 37 million followers combining his Instagram, Twitter, Facebook.

Shikhar Dhawan posts entertaining content on his Instagram with members of Team India at a period of time. His reels also got viral many times till now.